The National Identification Authority (NIA) has been urged by the Electoral Commission (EC) to expedite the issuance of Ghana Cards so that potential voters can register to vote.The appeal comes after the Commission decided not to employ the guarantor system for the registration of voters in 2024.The Ghana Card will be the only form of identity accepted by the EC for voter registration.

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This will become effective once a constitutional provision that has not yet been laid matures.The Deputy Chairman of the Commission in charge of operations, Samuel Tettey, at a media engagement on Thursday, September 8, said it is feasible with the collaboration of all stakeholders.

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“Again, we call on the NIA to accelerate the pace of the printing of the Ghana Card to make it easy for anyone who is interested in registering with us to do so,” he said.Mr. Tettey also called on the political parties and other stakeholders to encourage qualified applicants to register.

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“We expect all the players in the electoral process, including political parties, to encourage all those who do not have Ghana Cards to visit the offices of the National Identification Authority and register for the Ghana Card.”

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